Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait

Kuwait: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.09 GPI
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
9th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.8738 GPI
in 2016
Years of data
6
2009–2018

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait, 2009–2018

00.250.50.7512009201320182009: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2015: 0.989 GPI2016: 0.874 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait stood at 1.09 GPI. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8738 GPI, in 2016.

That places Kuwait 9th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait, 2009 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
2009 0.9996 GPI
2011 1.02 GPI +2.4%
2012 1.01 GPI -1.6%
2015 0.9891 GPI -1.7%
2016 0.8738 GPI -11.7%
2018 1.09 GPI +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9996 GPI 0.9996 GPI 0.9996 GPI 1
2010s 0.9971 GPI 0.8738 GPI 1.09 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 6 Lesotho 1.14 GPI compare
  2. 7 Madagascar 1.11 GPI compare
  3. 8 Rwanda 1.1 GPI compare
  4. 10 Bahamas 1.09 GPI compare
  5. 11 Suriname 1.09 GPI compare
  6. 12 Aruba 1.08 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.09 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8738 GPI in 2016.
How does Kuwait rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Kuwait ranks 9th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.